1 ¶ Aleph I will extol thee, my God, my king, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

2 B eth Each day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.

3 G imel Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.

Great Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.

4 D aleth One generation shall praise thy works to another and shall declare thy mighty acts.

Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

5 H e I will speak of the beauty of the glory of thy majesty and of thy wondrous works.

The honour -- the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.

6 V au And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts, and I will declare thy greatness.

And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

7 Z ain They shall proclaim the memory of thy great goodness and shall sing of thy righteousness.

The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.

8 C heth The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy.

Gracious and merciful Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.

9 T eth The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies shine over all his works.

Good Jehovah to all, And His mercies over all His works.

10 ¶ Jod Let all thy works praise thee, O LORD, and thy merciful ones bless thee.

Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.

11 C aph They speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power,

The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And Thy might they speak,

12 L amed to make known to the sons of Adam his mighty acts and the glory of the magnificence of his kingdom.

To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the majesty of His kingdom.

13 M em Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations.

Thy kingdom a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion in all generations.

14 S amech The LORD upholds all that fall and raises up all those that are oppressed.

Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

15 A in The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their food in due season.

The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,

16 P e Thou dost open thine hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.

17 T zaddi The LORD is righteous in all his ways and merciful in all his works.

Righteous Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

18 K oph The LORD is near unto all those that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Near Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.

19 R esh He will fulfil the desire of those that fear him; he also will hear their cry and will save them.

The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

20 S chin The LORD preserves all those that love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.

21 T au My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD, and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever!